Have you ever had an unexpected knock on your door from the police? I haven’t, thankfully – and long may it remain to be so. I’ve actually been the unexpected knock on the door from the police on more occasions that I’m comfortable with and I’m not sure you ever forget the first one – […]

Two vignettes to supplement the previous narratives in a series of BLOGS on PACE For Beginners – both hypothetical and based around parts of various incidents from my own experience. In essence, this tries to outline what will be going through the custody officer’s mind for each person in their custody. There are often a […]

This is the third in a series of posts explicating the vagaries of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) – Part One covered the general legal basis of detention in custody, the timescales for detention without charge and general principles around clinical risks and vulnerable people; Part Two covered certain specifics that will […]